Instead of releasing a new introspective song, Andress decided to face the reason for her absence head-on. During the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild game, Ingrid Andress hit the ice to delivering her redeeming rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” (viewable here ), and that she did.

If at first you don’t succeed — and if, in fact, at first you misfire badly enough that it starts a national conversation — try, try again. After a healthy seven-month interval, in this case. Since singing what turned out to be a notorious version of the National Anthem at a high-profile ballgame last July,

The national anthem performance before the Colorado Avalanche's game against the Minnesota Wild turned a lot of heads on Friday, and for a variety of reasons.

The Grammy-nominated artist performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" again, this time at the Colorado Avalanche hockey game.

Ingrid Andress took another shot at "The Star Spangled Banner" at an NHL game with hopes to redeem herself for her performance at the MLB Home Run Derby.